[WEB4LIB] Re: The beginning of the end for the Netscape Browser???

[Raymond Wood]

On 8 Jun 2001, at 13:18, Thomas Dowling wrote:

> My guess is that Netscape will honor its commitments to Mozilla by
> keeping developers assigned to it until Mozilla 1.0 and the
> corresponding Netscape version roll out, then leave Mozilla to its own
> devices.  They could keep a Netscape browser alive with very little
> effort after that by gleaning from the open source codebase.

I've been wondering about this, especially with talk of AOL 
negotiating to make IE their default browser.  Your scenario 
certainly sounds plausible to me...

> For me, the real end will be when all versions of 4.x are removed from
> the Netscape download page.  That will be a bright day.

IMO the key is to ensure that there is a robust open-source 
browser to play David to M$'s IE Goliath.  If and when Mozilla can 
assume Navigator's mantle, *then* it will be a bright day.

Raymond
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